Partha Sharma

The meaning @pkrugman.bsky.social flags here is the legacy of labor and unionization. Coal became a “good job” because of unions. Yet the very politicians who wrap themselves in coal’s charisma spent their careers undermining labor. Sobering and scary that the Dems are unable to exploit this.

30.11.2024 13:25 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Practitioner here, but I’d have to cite this (113 Harv. L. Rev. 413 (1999)):

29.11.2024 21:34 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I was going to wait to share my latest until it had passed through SSRN moderation, but apparently it is already getting downloads. In this paper, @ericjeisner.bsky.social and I investigate the overarching structure of the Constitution's officer/office provisions. papers.ssrn.com/abstract=502...

23.11.2024 19:28 — 👍 18    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0

Libraries feel like something about which we could very easily be saying, “Remember that place where you could borrow books, for FREE, and return them when you were finished?” And kids would say “What?? No way!” And yet there they still are, despite everything we’ve become, existing. Remarkable.

22.11.2024 12:16 — 👍 5874    🔁 604    💬 149    📌 34

POST-ELECTION MASS CALL making meaning of the moment

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19.11.2024 20:31 — 👍 87    🔁 32    💬 2    📌 12

Grateful for the leadership of the 8 Senators who are urging President Biden to use his clemency power to correct excessive sentences. You can read their letter here: static.politico.com/0b/1b/acd7e8...

19.11.2024 02:11 — 👍 30    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

DOC boss denies knowing about Rikers’ ‘worst-kept secret’ — Queens Daily Eagle The head of the city’s Department of Correction had little to say when asked about allegations that officers regularly lock up detainees with mental health issues for days or weeks at a time in solita...

The DOC commish told an oversight board she's "not aware" of any officers indiscriminately locking up mentally ill detainees for days or weeks at a time without access to meds or doctors. Others told the board it's the "worst-kept secret" on Rikers.

queenseagle.com/all/2024/11/...

13.11.2024 18:16 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Embarrassing confession: One time I said something on one social media network, but didn't cross-post it to all of them.

18.11.2024 23:42 — 👍 39    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 1

I was wrong about every political prediction of the last decade, but this time I know I’m right.

18.11.2024 23:54 — 👍 114    🔁 5    💬 6    📌 0

Nevada just banned 'slavery and involuntary servitude' in prisons. Why didn't California? California's Proposition 6 and Nevada's Question 4 sounded like similar prison reforms. But key differences may explain the diverging outcomes.

Nevada just banned ‘slavery and involuntary servitude’ in prisons. Why didn’t California?

One reason: The Nevada measure called it "slavery." The California measure didn't.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

18.11.2024 06:08 — 👍 855    🔁 215    💬 20    📌 13